Hidden texts, hidden nation : (re)discoveries of Wales in travel writing in French and German (1780-2018) /

This book offers a fresh and timely 'European' perspective on Wales and Welshness. Uncovering rare travel texts in French and German from 1780 to now it provides a valuable case-study of a culture that is often minoritized, and demonstrates the value of multilingual research and a transnat...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Jones, Kathryn N. (Auteur), Tully, Carol Lisa (Auteur), Williams, Heather, 1972- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.
Sujets:
Travelers' writings, French > History and criticism.
Travelers' writings, German > History and criticism.
Travelers > Wales > History.
Écrits de voyageurs français > Histoire et critique.
Literature
Travel
Travelers
Travelers' writings, French
Travelers' writings, German
Wales > Description and travel.
Wales > In literature.
Pays de Galles > Descriptions et voyages.
Pays de Galles > Dans la littérature.
Wales
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: Hidden Texts, Hidden Nation
  • 1. Landscape, Industry, Piety: Wales as a Site of Inspiration in Travel Writing in French from 1780 to 1905
  • 2. Patriotism, Pan-Celticism and the Welsh Cultural Paradigm in Travel Writing in French from 1830 to 1900
  • 3. Periphery, Modernity and the Discovery of Wales in Travel Writing in German from 1790 to 1850
  • 4. Identity, Celtomania and the Narrative of Wales in Travel Writing in German from 1850 to 1905
  • 5. Safe Haven, Literary Paradise and Present-Day Adventureland: Wales in Travel Writing in Breton, French and German from 1945 to 2018
  • Conclusion: The Narrative of Wales: From Blind Spot to Blank Canvas
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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